IDAHO (PT)

Divine Women"Handmaids of the Gods"
Bettany Hughes travels to the island of Lesbos to discover the truth behind the much sensationalized poet Sappho. Best known today for giving us the words sapphic and lesbian, in her own time Sappho fulfilled the important role of a priestess, channeling the power of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, beauty and sexuality. Part 2 of 3G

6:00 pm

NOVA"Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Awakening"
Hidden in the red hills of Australia are clues to the mysteries of Earth's birth, how life arose and how it transformed the planet. Experts unveil the earliest forms of life: an odd assortment of bacterial slime that would flood the atmosphere with oxygen and spark a biological revolution. Part 1 of 4G

7:00 pm

Outdoor Idaho"Backroad Adventures"
Taking three routes - Owyhee Backcountry Byway (Mud Flat Road), Magruder Corridor, and Lolo Motorway - the program samples what Idaho's 40,000 miles of backroads offer travelers. Along the way, there are scenic vistas, a bit of history, and opportunities to spot wildlife.G

7:29 pm

Oregon Field Guide"Photographer Bill Wallauer"
The wildlife photographer has some "home movies" to share from his time as Jane Goodall's director of photography and his recent work on Disney's "Chimpanzees."G

8:00 pm

Call The Midwife
Jenny is loaned to a short-staffed London Hospital to work on the male surgical ward. Hesitant about her temporary assignment, she becomes increasingly uneasy when she finds herself working under an intimidating surgeon. Back in Poplar, Jane, a new addition to the household, lends a hand in Jenny's absence.G

9:00 pm

Masterpiece Classic"Mr. Selfridge, Part 3"
After taking his wife, Rose, and eldest daughter to see the iconic dancer Anna Pavlova, Selfridge invites the dancer to his store for a publicity event, and to take tea with his wife. Ellen Love makes an appearance at the tea while Rose is delayed by Bohemian painter Roddy Temple and his friends. Part 3 of 8G

10:00 pm

New Tricks"Part of a Whole"
Thirty years ago, Strickland and a group of his associates, including Stephen Fisher, were involved in a covert operation on behalf of MI5. Now, someone is trying to kill all the members of that group, and Strickland turns to the UCOS team for help.G

11:00 pm

Orchestra of Exiles
World famous violinist and Polish Jew Bronislaw Huberman embarks on a four-year odyssey, which culminates in 1936 with the creation of a top-flight symphony orchestra in the desert outback of Palestine. His Jewish musicians were drawn from among the best players of Europe and were all escaping a world that would soon be torn apart by Nazi aggression.G